Samuel Hepburn, mason of Castlefinn, acquired the cottage at Sessiagh Allison from his father, Andrew Hepburn and had ten sons, eight of whom reached adulthood.

Most of the sons moved away from Castlefinn eventually ended up in Londonderry, Canada and the United States.

My great grandfather, James Marshall Hepburn I was one of the sons that left and he gained useful employment as a bricklayer in the growing cities of Manchester, England; Belfast, Ireland; Toronto, Canada and eventually Akron, Ohio.